CATHERINE A. MCKEEN
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Philosophy Department
SUNY College at Brockport
Brockport, NY 14420
Office: 585-395-2026
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148 Vermont Street
Rochester, NY 14609
cmckeen@brockport.edu
Home: 585-288-8337
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EDUCATION
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| 2001 |
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Ph.D., Rutgers University, Philosophy |
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The Best Things: Substance and Substantiality in Aristotle’s Ontology |
| 1995 |
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Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, Rutgers University |
| 1991 |
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M.A., Washington University, Philosophy |
| 1988 |
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B.A., Wellesley College, Philosophy |
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ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
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| 2001-present |
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Assistant professor, Philosophy Department, SUNY Brockport |
| 2006-2007 |
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Director of Gender and Women’s Studies Program, SUNY Brockport |
| 2004-2005 |
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Director of Women’s Studies Program, SUNY Brockport |
| 2002 |
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Interim Chair, Philosophy Department, SUNY Brockport |
| 1999-2001 |
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Instructor, Philosophy Department, SUNY Brockport |
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AREAS OF RESEARCH SPECIALIZATION
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Ancient Philosophy, Social and Political Philosophy, Gender, Feminist Theory/Philosophy
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ADDITIONAL AREAS OF TEACHING COMPETENCE
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Ethical Theory, Applied Ethics
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LANGUAGES
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Attic Greek (reading competence), Latin (reading competence)
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REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
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| 2006 |
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"Intersexed children and social justice" (in production) |
| 2006 |
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'Standing apart in the shelter of the city wall': The Hermetic Ideal vs. the Politically Engaged Philosopher in Plato’s Political Theory," Southern Journal of Philosophy (forthcoming) |
| 2006 |
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"Why Women Must Guard and Rule in Plato’s Kallipolis," Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 87(4) |
| 2006 |
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"Gender, Choice, and Partiality: A Defense of Rawls on the Family," Essays in Philosophy, special issue on Liberalism, Feminism & Multiculturalism, 7(1): http://www.humboldt.edu/~essays/mckeen.html |
| 2004 |
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"Swillsburg City Limits (The ‘City of Pigs’, Republic 370c-372d)," Polis: The Journal for the Society for Ancient Political Thought, 21(1-2): pp. 70-92 |
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REVIEWS, CRITICAL NOTICES AND REFERENCE PIECES
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| 2006 |
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Book review, Plato’s Fable: On the mortal condition in shadowy times, by Joshua Mitchell, Ancient Philosophy (forthcoming) |
| 2006 |
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Critical notice, The Female in Aristotle’s Biology, by Robert Mayhew, Philosophical Books (forthcoming) |
| 2005 |
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"Lesbian Feminism" The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, revised edition, ed. Ted Honderich, Oxford University Press |
| 2005 |
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"Radical Feminism" The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, revised edition, ed. Ted Honderich, Oxford University Press |
| 1999 |
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Book review, Feminist Interpretations of Aristotle, ed. Cynthia Freeland, Philosophical Books, 40(4): 235-246 |
| 1994 |
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Book review, A Mind of One’s Own: Feminist Essays in Reason and Objectivity, eds. Louise Antony and Charlotte Witt, Philosophical Books, 35(3): 189-192 |
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EDITORIAL WORK
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| 2002 |
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Editorial work on apparatus criticus Aristotle’s Historia Animalium, eds. D. M. Balme and Allan Gotthelf, Cambridge University Press |
| 2000 |
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Editorial work on manuscript Demetrius of Phalerum: Text, Translation, and Discussion, eds. William Fortenbaugh and Eckart Schütrumpf, Rutgers University Studies in Classical Humanities, Transaction Publishers |
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INVITED PRESENTATIONS
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| 2005 |
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"Jobs and Justice in Plato's Republic," Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, April 26 |
| 2003 |
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"Ethics and Film," plenary address, Sweden Democratic Committee fall film series, Brockport, New York, October 16 |
| 2002 |
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"What is the Point of the City of Pigs? (Republic II, 370c-372d)" SUNY College at Geneseo, Geneseo, New York, November 20 |
| 2002 |
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"Women in Plato’s Republic and Laws," Lafayette College, Lafayette, Pennsylvania, November 7 |
| 2001 |
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"Aristotle's Metaphysics Zeta.3," State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, October 16 |
| 2000 |
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"Justice and the American Prison System," New York Council for the Humanities series in philosophy and political issues, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, October 30 |
| 2000 |
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"Aristotle’s Sortal Essentialism and the Independence of Animate Individuals," Nazareth College, Penfield, New York, February 23 |
| 1996 |
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"How Words (and Pictures) Do Things to Women: MacKinnon and Langton on Pornography," Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York, March 16 |
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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| 2006 |
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"The Hermetic Ideal vs. the Politically Engaged Philosopher in Plato," the Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Meeting, November 9-11 |
| 2005 |
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"Aristotle’s Rejection of A Bundle-Trope and Substratum Analysis of Substance in Metaphysics Zeta.3," International Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Fordham University, New York City, New York, October 13-15 |
| 2004 |
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"Occupational Specialization and Social Justice in Plato's Republic," International Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Fordham University, New York City, New York, October 22-23 |
| 2003 |
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"Swillsburg City Limits (Republic 370c-372d)," International Conference on Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Fordham University, New York City, New York, October 31-November 2 |
| 2001 |
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"U.S. Prisons and Fairness," Thinking About Prisons: Theory and Practice, SUNY College at Cortland, Cortland, New York, October 26-27 |
| 2000 |
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"Guardian Females and Philosopher Queens: Puzzling Women in Book V of Plato's Republic," 19th Annual Conference on the Global and Multicultural Dimensions of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Social and Literary Thought, SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, October 27-29 |
| 2000 |
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"Guardian Females and Philosopher Queens: Puzzling Women in Book V of Plato's Republic," The Second Sailing: Plato for the New Millennium, Lewis University, Chicago, Illinois, February 24-25 |
| 1998 |
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"Substantiality and Aristotle's Subject Criterion," The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy at the American Philosophical Association Pacific Division meeting, Los Angeles, California, March 25-28 |
| 1998 |
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"Aristotle's Subject Criterion for Substance," The Mid-South Philosophy Conference, Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennesee, February 27-28 |
| 1996 |
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"Pornographic Speech Acts and Everyday Rebellions," The Society for Women in Philosophy annual meeting, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, March 9. |
| 1995 |
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"Contested Identities in the American 'sex-wars'," Negotiating Identities in the Americas: Race/Gender/Nation, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, April 13. |
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COMPETITIVE AWARDS, HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS
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| 2007 |
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Who’s Who of American Women, nominated by a former student |
| 2005-2006 |
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Drescher Research Leave award |
| 2003-2005 |
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Who’s Who of American College Teachers, nominated by a former student |
| Summer 2003 |
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NEH Summer Seminar, Aristotle on Meaning and Thought, San Diego State University, directors: Drs. Deborah Modrak and Mark Wheeler |
| 2002-2003 |
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Merit Award for Teaching and Service Excellence, SUNY Brockport |
| 2001-2002 |
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Merit Award for Teaching Excellence, SUNY Brockport |
| 2000-2001 |
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Merit Award for Teaching Excellence, SUNY Brockport |
| 1999-2000 |
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Merit Award for Teaching Excellence, SUNY Brockport |
| 1998 |
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Bevier Dissertation Fellowship, Rutgers University (one awarded each year) |
| 1995 |
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Pass with Distinction, Area Exam in Social and Political Philosophy, Rutgers University |
| 1994-1995 |
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Excellence Fellowship, Rutgers University |
| 1992-1993 |
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Excellence Fellowship, Rutgers University |
| 1992 |
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Summer Intensive Greek Seminar fellowship, Rutgers University |
| 1990 |
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Helen Stenner Memorial Essay Prize, Washington University |
| 1989-1991 |
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Olin Fellowship for Women, Washington University |
| 1988 |
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Honors in Philosophy, Wellesley College |
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GRANT PROJECTS AND GRANTS RECEIVED
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| 2003-2004 |
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Project director and grant-writer for Understanding Evil, New York Council for the Humanities lecture and discussion series |
| 2003 |
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New York Council for the Humanities grant for Understanding Evil series |
| 2003 |
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Better Community, Global Interdependence and Cultural Diversity Foundation grants for Understanding Evil series; additional support obtained through the Office of the Provost, General Education fund, Philosophy Department, Office of Research and Development, Art Students Association, and Brockport Student Government, SUNY Brockport |
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TEACHING AND SUPERVISION
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| 2004-2005 |
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Supervisor, Women’s Studies Senior Internship and Senior Thesis Projects |
| 2003 |
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Supervisor, Senior Philosophy Independent Study, "Patriotism and Nationality" |
| 2000-present |
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Undergraduate Advisor (10-30 students per semester) |
| 2001-2002 |
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Supervisor Senior Honors Thesis, "Feminist Arguments against Prostitution" |
| 2001-2003 |
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Instructor and advisor, Transition Program (for at-risk students) |
| 2000-2001 |
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Supervisor Senior Honors Thesis, "Pornography and Feminist Philosophy" |
| 2001-2004 |
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Teaching Practicum Supervisor, SUNY Brockport |
| 2001-2004 |
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Instructor in Honors Program, SUNY Brockport |
| 1997 |
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Instructor and mentor Gateway Program (for at-risk students), Rutgers University. |
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SERVICE
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| 2006-2007 |
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Director, Gender and Women’s Studies Program, SUNY Brockport |
| 2004-2005 |
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Director, Women’s Studies Program |
| 2004-2005 |
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Member, American Democracy Project Steering Committee |
| 2003-2004 |
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Member, Search Committee, Philosophy Department |
| 2003-2004 |
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Member, Search Committee for Women’s Studies Director |
| 2003-present |
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Voting Member, Women’s Studies Board |
| 2002-present |
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List-serv manager for The Center for Philosophic Exchange |
| 2002 |
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Interim Chair, Philosophy Department |
| 2002 |
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Interim Director, The Center for Philosophic Exchange |
| 2000-2003 |
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Associate Member, Women’s Studies Board |
| 2002-2003 |
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Member (invited), Provost’s Committee on Associate Faculty |
| Summer 2002 |
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Member (invited), Committee on Student Intellectual Growth |
| 2001-2004 |
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Advisor, Brockport Undergraduate Philosophical Society |
| 2000-2004 |
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Department Library Liaison, Philosophy Dept |
| 2000-2004 |
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Department Web-Site Administrator, Philosophy Department |
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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| 2006 |
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Reviewer for Ancient Philosophy |
| 2005-2006 |
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Reviewer for Australasian Journal of Philosophy |
| 2005-2006 |
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Reviewer for Edwin Mellen Press |
| 2004 |
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Reviewer for Prentice Hall |
| 2002 |
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Reviewer for Blackwell Publishers |
| 2001-present |
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Reviewer for SUNY Buffalo Undergraduate Philosophy Conference |
| 1994-present |
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Reviewer for Philosophical Books |
Professional memberships: The American Philosophical Association, The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy, The American Association of University Women, The National Women’s Studies Association
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REFERENCES
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Dr. Robert Bolton, Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University
Dr. Randy Curren, Professor of Philosophy and Chair, University of Rochester
Dr. Georges Dicker, Professor of Philosophy and Chair, SUNY Brockport
Dr. William Fortenbaugh, Emeritus Professor of Classsics, Rutgers University
Dr. Owen Ireland, Emeritus Distinguished Teaching Professor, History Department, SUNY Brockport (on teaching)
Dr. Brian McLaughlin, Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University
Dr. Deborah Modrak, Professor of Philosophy, University of Rochester
Dr. Nick Smith, Professor of Philosophy and Chair, Lewis and Clark College
Dr. Jiyuan Yu, Professor of Philosophy, University of Buffalo
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